Creedy, John (contributor) - 2009
inequality. However, it is well-known that tax rate progression is not
needed for progressivity — indeed a linear tax (basic … sloping convex indifference curves the nature of
which depend on, among other things, the judge’s attitude towards inequality ….
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If the
judge has extreme aversion to inequality, concern is only to maximise the welfare of the
poorest person and …